Which of the following passive reconnaissance approaches would be MOST likely to yield positive initial results?

A security firm has been hired to perform an external penetration test against a company. The only information the firm received was the company name.

Which of the following passive reconnaissance approaches would be MOST likely to yield positive initial results?
A . Specially craft and deploy phishing emails to key company leaders.
B. Run a vulnerability scan against the company’s external website.
C. Runtime the company’s vendor/supply chain.
D. Scrape web presences and social-networking sites.

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Answer: D